Westward Expansion
Industry
City Life
Mystery Box
Immigration
100
What advancement accelerated settlement by creating fast trade and travel from the east and west
Transcontinental Railroad
100
Which development led to 24 hour factory operations, skyscraper construction, and mass transportation
Electricity
100
What group of people was MOST responsible for the urban growth of the late 1800s?
Immigrants
100
This term describes the late 19th century period where industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power
Gilded Age
100
This processing center located in New York served as the primary immigration station for the United States from 1892-1954
Ellis Island
200
This 1862 act led to a rush to grab free land in the Great Plains
The Homestead Act
200
What process led to stronger and cheaper steel for railroads, bridges, and skyscrapers?
The Bessemer Steel Process
200
William 'Boss' Tweed was an American politician who was part of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party's ________________
Political Machine
200
John D. Rockefeller formed a trust to create this, reducing competition among oil producers
a monopoly
200
This island in San Francisco Bay served as the primary immigration station for Asian immigrants from 1910 to 1940, processing over 50,000 immigrants
Angel Island
300
What phrase did the United States use to justify moving westward?
Manifest Destiny
300
Poor working conditions, long hours, and low wages led to the formation of -
Labor Unions
300
these overcrowded and poorly build apartment buildings housed many immigrants and low-income families in urban areas during the Gilded Age
Tenement Housing
300
This 1887 Act was the first attempt by the U.S. government to regulate the railroad industry
The Interstate Commerce Act
300
What is one pull factor that gave immigrants hope for their future
many jobs and business opportunities in America
400
How did the federal government attempt to assimilate American Indians?
Children were sent to boarding schools - dividing tribal lands - stripping of culture
400
This industrialist, known as the "Steel King" revolutionized the American steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
400
Overcrowding with unhealthy living conditions were a result of ____________
Urbanization
400
This 1890 act was the first federal act to limit monopolies that hindered the exercise of free trade
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
400
Chinese immigrants came to the US to find prosperity in the Gold Rush and found work in the railroad industry. Nativists demanded the government to control immigration leading to the passing of _________
The Chinese Exclusion Act
500
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
What TWO ways did the Dawes Act reduce the power and rights of Native American tribes?
- broke up tribal lands
- gave U.S. citizenship to Native Americans who took the land grants
500
This business leader and philanthropist dominated the American oil industry with his company, Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
500
What were some effects of Political Machines in cities ?
Decrease in democracy - voter fraud - unlawful business contracts
500
This labor union, formed in 1869 sought to organize all workers, fight for an 8 hour work day, and end child labor
Knights of Labor
500
This term describes people who wanted to protect the interests of Americans and were often against immigrants
Nativists